Resource allocation for configurable bandwidths

Abstract

Disclosed are methods, apparatus and systems for resource allocation when configurable bandwidths are available. One method includes performing a first transmission using a first set of resources in a first bandwidth, and subsequently performing a second transmission using a second set of resources in a second bandwidth, where the first bandwidth is greater than the second bandwidth, where the first and second set of resources are identified by a first and second value, respectively, and where a bit representation of the first value is a zero-padded version of a bit representation of the second value on either the most significant bit (MSB) or the least significant bit (LSB).

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
 performing a first transmission using a first set of resources in a first bandwidth; 
 performing, subsequent to the first transmission, a second transmission using a second set of resources in a second bandwidth; and 
 performing, subsequent to the second transmission, a third transmission using a third set of resources in the second bandwidth; and 
 wherein the second bandwidth is greater than the first bandwidth, 
 wherein the first set of resources is identified by a first plurality of values, 
 wherein the second set of resources is identified by a second plurality of values, 
 wherein the third set of resources is identified by a third plurality of values, and 
 wherein the third plurality of values is determined by selecting a subset of the second plurality of values based on relative sizes of the first and second set of resources. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first, second and third plurality of values correspond to a first, a second and a third plurality of resource indication values (RIVs), respectively, wherein the first, second and third set of resources correspond to a first number, a second number and a third number of resource blocks, respectively, and wherein the first and second bandwidths corresponds to a first and a second bandwidth part (BWP), respectively. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the subset is selected uniformly from the second plurality of values. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the subset is selected non-uniformly from the second plurality of values. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the selecting the subset of the second plurality of values is further based on an offset value, wherein the offset value is based on a bit representation of the first value, wherein the offset value is selected from a set ranging from 0 to (S−1), wherein S is a sampling interval, and wherein the sampling interval is based a ratio of the sizes of the first and second set of resources. 
     
     
       6. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
 perform a first transmission using a first set of resources in a first bandwidth; 
 perform, subsequent to the first transmission, a second transmission using a second set of resources in a second bandwidth; and 
 perform, subsequent to the second transmission, a third transmission using a third set of resources in the second bandwidth; and 
 wherein the second bandwidth is greater than the first bandwidth, 
 wherein the first set of resources is identified by a first plurality of values, 
 wherein the second set of resources is identified by a second plurality of values, 
 wherein the third set of resources is identified by a third plurality of values, and 
 wherein the third plurality of values is determined by a selection of a subset of the second plurality of values based on relative sizes of the first and second set of resources. 
 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the first, second and third plurality of values correspond to a first, a second and a third plurality of resource indication values (RIVs), respectively, wherein the first, second and third set of resources correspond to a first number, a second number and a third number of resource blocks, respectively, and wherein the first and second bandwidths corresponds to a first and a second bandwidth part (BWP), respectively. 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the subset is selected uniformly from the second plurality of values. 
     
     
       9. The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the subset is selected non-uniformly from the second plurality of values. 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the selection of the subset of the second plurality of values is further based on an offset value, wherein the offset value is based on a bit representation of the first value, wherein the offset value is selected from a set ranging from 0 to (S−1), wherein S is a sampling interval, and wherein the sampling interval is based a ratio of the sizes of the first and second set of resources.